Uncut in 12 volumes with paper labels to the boards, the set contains a total of 77, mostly folding engraved or etched plates, all hand coloured – and among which are a great many by George Cruikshank.
The New York catalogue entry does not specify how many, but that for a rather poor set sold by Christie’s for £3200 in 2006, as part of the library of the Duke of Gloucester, noted a total of 42 by Cruikshank.
One of those that bear his name is ‘The Blessings of Paper Money’, shown here.